The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The code of conduct goes on to suggest sarvajanik mandal office-bearers to have an agreement, if required, with the contractor who is supplying the music system. The Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshutsav Samanway Samiti (BSGSS) on Tuesday for the first time circulated a code of conduct for a more environment-friendly festival. The …
BHOPAL: They are innovative and refuse to use tried and tested material for making idols. If some are making idols with marble and match sticks, others are trying to do so with grains or pulses. The more enterprising among them are using tailoring material. There are a clutch of such …
As many as 18 builders and owners of seven industrial units in Raipur district would now face action for not complying with the Raipur district administration’s order of installing rain water harvesting systems within the stipulated time frame, officials informed. The district administration had directed all the builders and industrial …
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will soon be dotted with sustainable and environmentally-friendly buildings as the real estate developers have launched a campaign for making the buildings energy-efficient as well as to promote renewable energy integration in built environment. The local Chennai chapter for the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of …
Raising concerns over the environment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to avoid using Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (POP) during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Modi suggested that instead of POP idols, which after immersion cause damage to the aquatic life and environment, people should use …
Rejecting GVK Group firm Alaknanda Hydro Power Company's contention that the 2013 cloudburst and floods in Uttarakhand was an "act of god", the National Green Tribunal has directed it to pay a compensation of Rs 9.26 crore to the persons affected by the disaster. The green panel held the company …
Karnataka Power Corporation Limited's gas-based thermal power plant is set to come up on a plot in Yelahanka - historically classified as an industrial zone - in North Bengaluru. However, land use patterns have changed over the years. According to the 2015 master plan, more land in this parcel is …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday slapped an environment compensation of Rs 25 lakh on Assam- based Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) for destruction of forest cover in Golaghat district to construct a boundary wall for a golf course. While directing NRL to demolish the boundary wall near Deopahar protected reserve …
PUNE: From blaring music systems from their speaker-woofer systems to the traditional dhol-tasha troupes, the last day of Ganeshotsav is not for the faint-hearted. With decibel levels crossing permissible limits every year, experts believe that not only can the noise impair hearing, but also lead to psychological problems. The main …
Demanding a complete ban on idols made of plaster of Paris (PoP), a Pune-based student and activist has filed an application before the National Green Tribunal against the Maharashtra and Gujarat Pollution Control Board, stating that the material is insidious to the environment. The petition said that the respondents were …
KOLHAPUR: City police are not taking Ganesh mandals' word on curbing noise pollution. Cops have decided to meet major Ganesh mandals to convince them to keep the sound levels in check during the upcoming festival. While Ganesh mandals have assured the police of keeping the festival celebrations under control, senior …
PUNE: Roses and 'thank you' cards were handed out to commuters on Monday morning as part of the ongoing 'No Honking Drive' in the city. Volunteers posted at eight busy intersections across Pune during the peak morning and evening hours distributed these as token gifts to those supporting the campaign …
Sandalwood Protection Area inaugurated in Vandaru B. Ramanath Rai, Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology, said on Monday that it was essential that all people started taking the issue of conservation of environment seriously. He was speaking after inaugurating the Sandalwood Protection Area or Chandana Vana at Vandaru village in …
In a landmark judgment, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held Alaknanda Hydro Power Co. Ltd. - GVK liable for payment of compensation for lack of proper care in storing muck from a construction project, which allowed the material to flow during the floods in Srinagar, District Pauri, Uttarakhand in …
TRICHY: By taking door-to-door campaigns and sensitizing devotees visiting temples, a voluntary organisation in Trichy has been creating awareness across the city to shun plastic bags and instead go for cloth bags. Members of Thaneer recently distributed cloth bags to every household of Thendral Nagar in the city. In return, …
Mumbai: More cases of honking were registered in the first eight months of this year by Mumbai traffic police than in all of last year. Over 10,400 violations were recorded between January and August 2016 while the number was only around 7,300 last year. In fact, in August 2016 alone, …
Kolhapur: Activists have demanded better preparation from the administration for the Ganesh immersion immersion rally this year. Last year's rally was riddled with the sudden collapse of buildings, deaths and clashes between the police and mandal workers. Most Ganesh mandals are politically well connected providing them immunity from police action. …
In a significant green push before demitting office, Wayanad district collector Keshvendra Kumar imposed a complete ban on use and sale of plastic carry bags, disposable plastic, thermocol plates and plastic serving glasses in the district from October 2 onwards. The order issued by the collector said that apart from …
Panaji: Reacting to defence minister Manohar Parrikar's statements that NGOs were hampering development works in the state including the construction of the Mandovi bridge, by challenging it before the National Green Tribunal, social activist Claude Alvares said the Goa Foundation approached the NGT because the government went ahead with construction …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal bench here has imposed Rs 50,000 fine on the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for failing to submit an environment status report (ESR) in relation to the plea against noise pollution caused by open marriage halls and lawns along the DP Road between Mhatre bridge …
